Table I.
Murine clinical responses in respiratory melioidosis
Number of mice displaying clinical signs following infection with 134 CFU B. pseudomallei/lunga |
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Condition | Mouse strain | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 11 |
Impaired mobility | WT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NOD2−/− | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Coat scruffiness | WT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NOD2−/− | 4* | 8*** | 4* | 8*** | 8*** | 4* | 4* | 4* | |
Hunching | WT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NOD2−/− | 4* | 8*** | 8*** | 8*** | 8*** | 8*** | 4* | 0 | |
Eye crusting | WT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NOD2−/− | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total N=8 per group for all days
p≤0.05;
p≤0.001 for difference between mouse strains for each condition